BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Columba Systems Ltd//NONSGML CPNG/SpringViewer/ICal Output/3.3- M3//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240918T191333Z DTSTART:20240926T160000Z DTEND:20240926T173000Z SUMMARY:DR PASCALE MASSOT: China's Vulnerability Paradox [Book Talk] UID:{http://www.columbasystems.com/customers/uom/gpp/eventid/}upt-m15gw7u b-hiqvvh DESCRIPTION:Join our in-person book discussion on "China's Vulnerability Paradox"\, with Dr Pascale Massot (author) & Prof Matthew Paterson (mode rator).\n\nABOUT THE BOOK:\n"China’s Vulnerability Paradox" presents an original framework to explain the uneven transformations in global commo dity markets resulting from the dramatic\, contemporary expansion of Chi na’s economy. Within a short period\, China emerged from being an almost complete outsider to becoming one of the principal players in most glob al commodity markets. Despite this\, China at times displays vulnerabili ties toward global commodity markets\, given high levels of import depen dence but also\, this book argues\, because of unequal positions of mark et power. Why is it that despite China’s rising salience\, Chinese stake holders are often not able to shape markets in their preferred direction ? Why have some markets undergone fundamental changes in the way they op erate while other similar markets have been more resilient? And how can we explain the uneven liberalization dynamics across markets? Through th e case studies of iron ore\, potash\, uranium\, and copper markets\, Pas cale Massot argues that the balance of market power between Chinese dome stic and international market stakeholders and the way it evolves over t ime explain their behavior as well as the likelihood of global market in stitutional change. A change in relative market power between dominant p roducers and consumers can act as a catalyst for change in global market institutions. At a time of deepening US-China tensions and debates abou t the future of the global economy\, this book provides an alternative\, granular understanding of the resonance dynamics between the domestic p olitical economy of large emerging economies and the political economy o f global markets.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS:\nPascale Massot is an associate professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottaw a. She is also non-resident Honorary Fellow\, Political Economy at the A sia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis\, and a Senior Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. In 2022\, she was a mem ber and adviser to the Co-Chairs of the Canadian Minister of Foreign Aff airs’ Indo-Pacific Advisory Committee\, which was tasked with providing recommendations to the Minister on the development of Canada’s Indo-Paci fic strategy. She also served as the Senior Advisor for China and Asia i n the offices of various Canadian Cabinet ministers\, including the Mini ster of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade\, betwee n 2015 and 2017 and again between 2020 and 2021.\n\nMatthew Paterson is Professor of International Politics and Director of the Sustainable Cons umption Institute at the University of Manchester. He is a leading exper t on climate change politics and policy. He has carried out research on climate change within the United Nations system\, on carbon markets as a response to climate change\, on various transnational initiatives on cl imate by cities\, institutional investors\, NGOs and others\, and the po litics of trying to wean the global economy off fossil fuels. He has ext ensive media experience on radio\, TV and print media.\n\nABOUT THE ORGA NISERS:\nThe Manchester China Institute (MCI) promotes multidisciplinary research\, teaching and programming with impact beyond academia\, seeki ng to remedy class\, racial\, gender\, and other inequalities\, and to i mprove mutual understanding in UK-China relations. The MCI is based at t he University of Manchester.\n\nVenue accessibility: Please note that yo u must use the stairs to access the venue. Apologies for any inconvenien ce caused by this. STATUS:TENTATIVE TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC LOCATION:Manchester China Institute - Conference Room\, Waterloo Place\, Manchester END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR